Download Review for Midterm Dynastic China Shang Dynasty First cities

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Review for Midterm
 Dynastic China
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Shang Dynasty
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First cities
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Excellent bronze work
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Developed writing system
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Zhou Dynasty
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Feudal system
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Mandate of Heaven
 Age of Warring States
 Confucius
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A philosopher who believed in
respect, order and an
educated bureaucracy.
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Community before self
Qin Dynasty
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Shi Huangdi
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known for
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uniting China
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building the Great Wall
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standardizing weights, measurements
and money
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Opium Wars
 The Chinese did not wish to trade with the British.
 The British wanted Chinese tea but did not want to give the Chinese all their silver so….
 They decided to sell the Chinese….OPIUM.
 The Chinese outlawed the sale of opium leading to the Opium Wars
 China lost this war and
signed the Treaty of
Nanjing…giving up Hong
Kong and allowing the
British to use 5 Chinese ports.
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Boxer Rebellion
 The Boxers were a secret society who attacked Christian missionaries and Chinese converts.
 They were skilled in martial arts.
 Their goal was to rid China of European influence.
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Communist China
 Communist leader?
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Mao Zedong
 Nationalist leader?
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Chiang Kai-shek
 War was won by?
 Communists
 Nationalists fled to?
 Taiwan
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Communism in Action
 Great Leap Forward?
 A poorly developed plan to increase agricultural and industrial development in China
 Cultural Revolution?
 Mao’s plan to get rid of the old and start a new communist culture
where all are equal in China.
 What happened in Tiananmen Square?
 A large group of
students protested
for democracy.
They were gunned
down by the
Chinese Army.
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The Koreas
 North Korea’s government is?
 Communist
 South Korea’s government is?
 Democracy
 What was North Korea’s goal in the Korean War?
 To unite the peninsula as one communist country
 The area which divides North and South Korea?
 The Demilitarized Zone
 North Korea
 Rich in natural resources but still considered undeveloped.
 Spending money on developing nuclear weapons
 South Korea
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Poor in natural resources but invests heavily in educating the population.
Japan
 Japan is an archipelago.
 The native Japanese religion is?
 Shinto
 Shinto beliefs:
 Spirits are all around
 All are part of Kami
 Ancestors are part of
Kami
 Torii- gateway
between human world
and world of gods
 Japan’s Government
 Constitutional Monarchy
 Emperor is purely ceremonial
 Japan has few natural resources
 Japan has invested in educating its population.
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Vietnam
 Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia.
 The Mekong River flows into Vietnam forming a delta.
 North Vietnam is monsoonal
 South Vietnam is tropical.
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Vietnam’s History
 Vietnam was colonized by the French.
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Occupied by Japan during WWII
 Ho Chi Minh (leader of Communist party) rose to power
 After WWII Vietnam was split into Communist North and Democratic South.
 Domino Theory?
 If more countries become communist the world will domino communist.
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US Involvement in Vietnam
 Fought with South Vietnam.
 Very unpopular war in US
 US pulled out of Vietnam in 1973
 In 1975 Vietnam was communist.
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Vietnam Issues
 Deforestation
 Overfishing
 Water pollution
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Indonesia
 Indonesia is an archipelago.
 World’s 3rd largest democracy.
 World’s largest Muslim population.
 Was colonized by Dutch.
 Occupied by Japan during WWII.
 East Timor separated from Indonesia in 2002.